The Rock Wall

There are big things afoot in El Dorado Springs, but I don’t have much hard information for you. One bit of solid info – on Monday a bulldozer was moving dirt on the west side of First Street across from Woods Supermarket. City Manager Bruce Rogers told me that the long rumored Dollar General Store

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BBB warns about tax preparers

With tax season just getting under way, some consumers rush to file taxes as soon as their employers provide a W-2. While you may get your refund fast that way, you could be missing important deductions or leave yourself in a position where you need to file an amended return. Consumers should research tax preparers

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Search and Rescue–A Tale of Two Families

Dog’s Nation has been providing a monthly Public Service Announcement for this newpaper. Last month we focused on the challenges of the holidays for families with a member diagnosed on the autism spectrum. This month’s PSA will explain further why families with children on the spectrum face environmental dangers. The story we share with you

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Small businesses can export more with the USMCA and help of the SBA

by Tom Salisbury, Region VII Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration Finally, only an official signing ceremony by stands between small businesses and their benefit from the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA.)  The agreement establishes fair trade rules between our North American neighbors and its expected implementation sets the future for trade progress for small businesses by

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Remove email address

Please remove this email account cedar@sos.mo.gov from future correspondences.  This account is provided by the state and is limited on storage space.  It is no longer checked daily due to its limited use.  If you are sending to the county clerk, please send to clerk@cedarcountymo.gov and if you sending to the commissioners, please send to

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Democrats to meet

Cedar County Democrats will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, in the courthouse in Stockton. Lindsey Simmons, attorney from Hallsville, US Army wife and candidate for Representative of the 4th Congressional District will be our guest speaker for the evening. Come out and get acquainted. Darrell Martin, 296-3754.

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Resurfacing projects scheduled to begin week of Feb. 3

 Drivers can expect one-lane traffic during daytime hours and occasional traffic delays when a project to resurface several state routes in Benton, Cedar, St. Clair and Vernon counties starts the week of Feb. 3, the Missouri Department of Transportation said. Drivers can expect flaggers directing them through the work zones. Crews and equipment will be

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Love note from Jeff City

Greetings, My Fellow Missourians Nearly every year since 1975 I have attended the annual Missouri Cattleman’s Convention. This year the 52nd Annual Convention was held in Columbia. We always try to honor a member that has contributed to the founding of the association. This year Morris Westfall from Halfway, Missouri was recognized with the Pioneer

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KOMA Beef Cattle Conference in Springfield on Feb. 18

“It is important to provide the latest information on beef cattle production, marketing, economics, nutrition and forage utilization,” says Patrick Davis MU Extension Regional Livestock Field Specialist.  Extension services in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas are providing a joint conference titled the KOMA Beef Cattle Conference.  This year’s Missouri portion of the conference will be

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SCHOLAR DOGS COMPETE

SCHOLAR DOGS COMPETE – The El Dorado Springs Scholar Bowl team competed last Thursday, January 16th at Butler and again on January 18th at the Lakeland Tournament.  The team of Ethan Roberts, Wraith Leyva, Megan Griffin, Tevis Edmiston, Chase Johnson, and Ryan Griffin went 2-1 on Thursday night, falling only to a tough Lamar team. 

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